>>>>> "Fred" == fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Fred> Prabhu Ramachandran a ?crit :
>> Hmm, actually it looks like your instructions are fine. Maybe
>> the OP made a mistake in running the wrong setup.py script
>> (there are a lot of them!). In any case, a link to the
>> GrabbingAndBuilding in the "Installing MayaVi2" section might
>> be helpful. BTW, aren't Python and
>>
Fred> I think it is already here, at the top of the wiki page: in
Fred> Introduction & Installing VTK 5.0.
Yes, I saw that but maybe in addition to that if it were mentioned
lower down it *might* be good.
>> wxPython-2.6.x available on all distros?
>>
Fred> Not for sarge. I know, etch will be released soon ;-) but
Fred> still not in the stable branch, before a few months.
Ahh, yes, I have long since moved to testing...
>> Why do you need to build wxPython and Python? They are useful
>> instructions but can be daunting to some users maybe?
>>
Fred> We have already discussed this, Prabhu ;-)) In brief, the
Fred> reason was: all the MV2 stuff in the same directory (knowing
Fred> that none, or almost, exist for sarge). And the stuff for
Fred> MV2 is python 2.4, VTK 5.x, wxpython-2.6.x, etc.
I am not sure there is a 2.4 requirement. I myself was using 2.3
until a short while ago.
Fred> However, I quite agree that it can sound daunting. (because
Fred> _it was_ daunting when I began to install MV2: not for MV2
Fred> himself but for the other stuff). This is the reason why I
Fred> wrote this wiki ;-)
Yes, I understand. It is useful certainly.
Fred> But if you like, I can shorten the wiki, no problem.
No, I guess it is fine for now. People can slice/dice the
instructions to suit their needs I guess.
cheers,
prabhu
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